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TI-2025-28521 Aliases CVE-2025-43961GHSA-m4w2-g4cp-m5hw

In LibRaw before 0.21.4, metadata/tiff.cpp has an out-of-bounds read in the Fujifilm 0xf00c tag parser.

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In LibRaw before 0.21.4, metadata/tiff.cpp has an out-of-bounds read in the Fujifilm 0xf00c tag parser.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00444 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial LibRaw (LibRaw): 0.21.4Red Hat: 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LibRawLibRawbefore 0.21.40.21.4Patch availableCNA
  • LibRaw VendorLibRaw Affected before 0.21.4 Fixed in 0.21.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.21.4VulnerableLibRaw
  • cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.21.4 Vulnerable ·LibRaw

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA LibRaw (LibRaw) Fixed in 0.21.4

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    LibRaw 0.21.4

    4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-28524 In LibRaw before 0.21.4, tag 0x412 processing in phase_one_correct in…Priority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2025-28523 Out-of-bounds read in LibRawPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2025-28522 Out-of-bounds read in LibRawPriority MEDIUM 40

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-43961
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m4w2-g4cp-m5hw

References

  • TI-2026-04674 LibRaw TIFF/NEF decoders_libraw.cpp nikon_load_padded_packed_raw out-of-bounds CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2020-14361 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in LibRaw::stretch() function in libraw\src\postprocessing\aspect_ratio.cpp. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2026-04650 LibRaw JPEG DHT losslessjpeg.cpp initval out-of-bounds write CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2015-06888 The phase_one_correct function in Libraw before 0.17.1 allows attackers to cause memory… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-16934 A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the HuffTable::initval functionality… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-16915 Integer overflow in LibRaw CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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